Miami-Dade 'Help Line' Open For Residents Who Need COVID-19 'Hotel Isolation' Room To Protect Family
Miami-Dade County residents who need temporary hotel rooms to isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic can call a new "help line" for assistance.
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Miami-Dade County residents who need temporary hotel rooms to isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic can call a new "help line" for assistance.
Wearing a mask will save lives. That was the message Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez pushed Friday morning during a virtual press conference.
Miami-Dade is expanding a hotel program to help protect households from being exposed to COVID-19.
Miami-Dade County continues to lead the statewide surge of new COVID-19 cases, even with a slight dip in Tuesday's positivity test rate.
A number of factors play into the spike in COVID-19 cases in Miami-Dade including people not taking it seriously by not wearing masks and social distancing.
Miami-Dade County wants to become home to the U.S. Space Force Command Headquarters.
Miami-Dade has worked out a deal with the state and will receive $14 million to add another 250 contact tracers in the county through the end of the year.
Less than two months after reopening, restaurants and gyms are closing again in Miami-Dade County, based on a new emergency order. However, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez clarified the order Monday night saying outdoor dining will be allowed with restrictions.
Masks will now be mandatory indoors and outdoors everywhere in Miami-Dade County.
Miami-Dade is tightening restrictions on hotel and motel pools for the July 4th holiday weekend.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has signed an amendment ordering the closure of on-site dining from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. around the county.
South Florida beaches will be closed over the July 4th holiday in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus.
With coronavirus case numbers continuing to surge in South Florida, cities and counties are taking steps to slow the spread.
There's no doubt coronavirus is spreading in Miami-Dade.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Kathy Fernandez Rundle has announced plans to drop curfew violation charges against protesters who took to the streets to protest George Floyd's death in Minneapolis when a police officer knelt on Floyd's neck.
For more than a week, protesters have been hitting the streets, rallying against police brutality and racial injustice.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has postponed Monday's reopening of beaches due to "the unrest associated with protests in our community."
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has postponed the reopening of beaches due to "the unrest associated with protests in our community."
Miami-Dade County is set to receive $100 million in funding for transit projects.
Miami Dade County's road to reopening pushes forward next week with beaches set to open back up on Monday, June 1.
It's not as busy as a traditional Memorial Day weekend. Not only because of the rain, but the restrictions for shops and restaurants.
Pools in condos, apartments and private communities across Miami-Dade will be able to reopen on June 1.
Miami-Dade County is taking another big step to reopening South Florida by setting a target of June 1 to reopen beaches and hotels. This includes beaches and hotels in Miami Beach as well.
Miami-Dade residents took another step toward their 'new normal' when retail stores, personal grooming business, restaurants, and other non-essential businesses opened with restrictions on Monday
Miami-Dade and Broward are preparing to reopen stores, barbershops along with nail and hair salons starting Monday.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
Colombia finished the World Cup's opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw.
A 14-year-old boy has died and another teen is in critical condition after two separate near-drowning incidents occurred Saturday evening, according to authorities.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
Volunteers gathered at the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) warehouse in Doral on Saturday to pack supplies for relief efforts in Venezuela.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
The president and his conservative allies have stymied other legislation as they unsuccessfully try to pass a voting regulations bill that lacks even simple majority support in the Senate.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration can move forward with its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections.
The Trump administration on Wednesday sent Congress a long-awaited supplemental funding package to help cover the cost of the Iran war.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."